VWC vs VMI Academic Comparison

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VWC is a private (not-for-profit) and VMI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
VMI has more expensive tuition & fees ($51,186) than VWC ($36,960).
It is harder to admit to VWC than VMI.
VWC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than VMI (1,170).
VWC has higher submitted ACT score (28) than VMI (25).
VWC has more students with 1,538 students while VMI has 1,512 students.
VMI has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while VWC's ratio is 13 to 1.
VMI has more full-time faculties with 142 faculties while VWC has 89 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Wesleyan University and Virginia Military Institute.

VWC	vs.	VMI
Virginia Beach, Virginia	Location	Lexington, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$36,960	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$20,484 Out-Of-State$51,186
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	65%
$27,000	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,109

71.29 %	Acceptance Rates	81.73 %
19.74 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.01 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,170
28	ACT Score	25
43 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
35 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
69 %	Retention Rate	82 %
1,538	Student Population	1,512
89	Number of Faculties	142
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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